Measle And The Wrathmonk

Twelve-year-old orphan Measle Stubbs is shrunk down to half an inch tall and placed in a toy train set by his evil guardian, the Wrathmonk.

A magical adventure story about an orphan called Measle who lives with hishorrible guardian, Basil Tramplebone. Basil is a Wrathmonk - the worst kind ofwizard - and when he find Measle playing with his beloved train set he zaps himwith an evil spell. Now Measle's only a few centimetres tall and trapped in theworld of the train set. There's a hungry bat in the rafters waiting fornightfall to swoop down on Measle and there's an enormous cockroach after him,but Measle finds some friends in the train set and together they come up with aplan.BLIan Ogilvy has written two adult books and this is his first book for children.He is best-known as an actor. As well as starring in The Saint for a number ofyears, he has also appeared in many other TV productions, films, and West Endstage plays. Ian will be coming to the UK for the publication of Measle andWrathmonk in June 2004.BLQuirky black and white illustrations by Chris Mould which bring the storyvividly to life

Poor Measle Stubbs . . . just when things are looking up for a change, the mysterious Dragodon and his gang of wicked wrathmonks cast a spell on Measle's dad and snatch his mum. So now it's up to Measle and his little dog, Tinker, to rescue her from the spooky theme park - The Isle of Smiles. Being hunted down by horrors in a dark, wet funfair is anything but fun! But Measle's on a mission with more ups and downs than any rollercoaster, and he's determined to save the day. The second instalment of the fantastic Measle Stubbs Adventures.

Meet Matilda Stubbs. She's nine months old, has six new baby teeth, and loves to send spoonfuls of porridge catapulting through the air. But this is no ordinary baby: Matilda is also a Mallockee -- one of the most powerful creatures in the world. And guess who her big brother is. In his third heroic adventure, Measle is thrust into his most outlandish predicament yet. How will he ever escape from the spooky, deserted castle, fend off his guardian Wrathmonk, rescue his kidnapped parents, and look after his baby sister? The odds are stacked against him until he learns that, this time, he's got a powerful ally -- Matilda the Mallockee is on his side.

In this hilarious sequel to "Measle and the Wrathmonk," Measle's colossal adventures continue when he encounters a whole new batch of Wrathmonks and, even worse, the Dragodon.

A small boy, a slimy dog and a very sticky ending . . . When a blob of oozing slime is on the loose, gobbling up everything in its path, nothing is safe. Especially not Measle Stubbs!

When Toby Jugg, Measle's nemesis, turns up on the school trip, Measle knows he's in danger. The school trip is supposed to be an adventure and a challenge - and now it is. Toby Jugg shoves Measle into a dark hole - the doompit, a door to all sorts of scary worlds. Measle must escape the jaws of a pack of werewolves, the pincers of some giant ants, the massive arms of the abominable snowman, and the petrifying stare of the gorgon. Oh, and rescue his schoolmates, find Iggy and Tinker,discover a way out and defeat Toby Jugg at the same time. Thank goodness Measle is one of the bravest boys around!

Zauberhaftes, gefährliches Abenteuer des 10-jährigen Waisenjungen Miesel, der bei einem bösen Hexer lebt und eines Tages furchtbar verwandelt wird.